Donny Deutsch joined his father's advertising firm, David Deutsch Associates, in 1983. In 1989, David Deutsch handed full control of the agency to Donny Deutsch, who became chairman. Deutsch renamed the agency Deutsch Inc. and later sold it to the Interpublic Group of Companies in 2000 for $265 million. Deutsch was also an anchor on MSNBC in 2010, but was removed from the position as a result of a segment where he seemed to criticize his co-worker Keith Olbermann. In addition to his work on The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch, Deutsch appeares regularly as a guest on MSNBC's morning talk showMorning Joe. He also appeared as a judge on television on NBC's reality-television series The Apprentice. He also appears regularly on the Today Show, in a segment called "The Professionals". In April 2013, Deutsch's prime-time CNN talk show The Point was cancelled after just one week after the Nielsen Company said the show attracted just 268,000 viewers. The show was also mocked by comedian Jon Stewart on his Comedy Central show. In 2015, the USA Network announced a new television show with Deutsch that premiered in November called simply Donny!, a comedy with Deutsch playing a fictional version of himself. In August, 2016, USA network announced the series would not be renewed for a second season. In 2016, Deutsch was co-hosting Bloomberg Television's With All Due Respect with Mark Halperin and John Heilemann.. In May 2019, it was announced Deutsch would be hosting his own show, Saturday Night Politics with Donny Deutsch on MSNBC filling the network's vacant 8 PM time-slot on Saturdays. The show began airing on Saturday, May 4, 2019 and received sluggish viewership during the first few weeks. In its first eight weeks, the show averaged just 74,000 viewers in the 25-54 demographic bracket. The show ended on August 13, 2019 after 13 episodes. Responding to the cancellation of the show on Twitter, Deutsch said, "I’m beyond grateful for all of your help in making it @MSNBC ’s highest rated Saturday night program EVER!"
In 2001, he married Stacy Josloff, but they divorced four years later. Deutsch's former girlfriend Amanda Zacharia gave birth to their daughter, Daisy, in 2007. Deutsch purchased a five-story property in New York City for $21 million and reportedly spent another $20 million on renovations in 2006. Deutsch also purchased a $29 million home in East Hampton Village, New York. On February 25, 2013, on Piers Morgan Tonight, Deutsch declared that he is a member of the Democratic Party. Deutsch has also stated: "I'm a feminist."
Writing
He has published several books, including a business motivation book, Often Wrong, Never in Doubt — Unleash the Business Rebel Within, written with co-author Peter Knobler. The book received mixed reviews with a Publishers Weekly review saying: 'In the chapter "It All Comes Back to Babes" he delivers this new low for the business genre: "I'm not going to fuck somebody for business... unless she's really hot. Why not? I'd fuck her if we weren't doing business.'
